Mop



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MOP.

Application filed'September 9, 1921. Serial No..4=99,369.

To all whom it may concern;

vBe it known that I, CHARLES KIRKPAT- RICK, a. citizenof the United States, residing at F airfarg, in the county of Chambers 5 and. State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mops, of which the following is a specification.

."This invention relates to a mop, which may be as lar e as ;a mop such as is used lofor mopping oors, or of a reduced size, for cleaning. dishes, glasses and numerous articles that areused in the kitchen, its object ibeing to fprov ide anarticle of. this nature which can be readily and cheaply a manufactured and which will be desirable in use, consisting offew essential parts, which can-be efi'ectually used without ll'ljl ll'r. ing .fioors, furniture or other .material with which itimay;comein contact. i.

The invention consists of a h ndle, and a mop head, the latterybeing comprised of split rings placed preferably substantially at right angles to a handle, the rings being i spaced apart sufficiently at theirsides to able soft material of which the cleaning portion of the mop is composed, and a second series or group of threads or fila ments of suitable soft material, which are placed around the head of the mop above the upper end of the rings thereof, the two lower series and the upper single-series constituting two groups of threads or soft material, the lower group being secured in place within, and upon, the head of the mop, preferably by a cord or wire or other suitable'material. l

I have illustrated an embodiment of my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 shows a side elevation of my invention with the upper and outer end of the tie member, which is brought outwardly j y through the upper portion of themop and is there wrapped around the mop and tied. Fig. 2 is an elongated side view showing the upper series of strands or filaments of cotton, or other soft material, elevated and separated from the two lower series of strands in order to disclose the tie which secures the lower series of strands, in two groups, and the upper series of strands in one group, to the head of themop.

through and tied together, as shown in the etc.

receive two groups of threads or other suit.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectionthrou h the ferrule and a portionof the handle, t e extended ends of the split rings extended into the ferrule and secured thereto.

F ig. dis a bottom plan view of the rings and the'two groups of threads passed there lower part of Fig. 2.

, Fig. 51s a rear view of the lower portion of Fig. 2 below the upper series of threads,

Likeletters of referenceare used on lik parts in the several views. a c c 1' is the handle having ferrule .2 which is secured to the handle by any suitable means, as rivet or. bolt d, 4 are the rings, each of which has arms 5 which extend into the ferrule, wherethey are permanently secured in any suitable manner, as with solder 6. These rings are preferably secured together at their lower ends, as by a wire 7, or other means. i l

The operation of assembling the elements is as follows:

The two groups of strands which compose the lower portion of the mop are run through the rings, substantially at right angles,as shown in Fig. 4, and then folded down, as shown in Fig. 2. The tie 8 is then passed around two of the rings, as shown in Fig. 5, and then passed around the lower series of strands or filaments and tied, as shown in Fig. 2. The tie is then extended upwardly. The upper series of strands 9 is then placed inposition over the two lower groups of strands as shown in Fig. 2, after. which, the tie is passed aroundthe upper series of strands and the ferrule, above the rings, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The upper series'of strands or filaments are then brought down over the lower series 10, as shown in Fig. 1, when the upper end 8. of the tieis brought down and passed around the outer and upper series of threads and; thence around them and tied off, as shown in Fig. 1. e

T haveshown that a single tie can be used totie the two groups, constituting the lower portion of the mop body, and the series of the upper strings or strands. I have also shown the rings secured together at their other means for tying the two lower series of strands, such as using separate means for tying the lower groups of strands, also of leaving off the means for securing the rings together, although I prefer a single element as a tie for the several groups of strands and means for securing the mop whereby the latter are made more rigid and are less likely to be displaced. v

My method of construction, it will be observed, can be used in making mops of differentsizes, or of a size for use in cleaning small culinary articles, plates and dishes. The head of the mop being entirely concealed and consisting of I rings, entirely eliminates the danger of scratching or marring rigid articles with which the ring comes in contact, but at the same time, the head of the mop furnishes a packing of sufficient firmness to enable the operator to remove adhering substances and to reach into angles Where foreignsubstances may have accumulated.

The elements from which my mops or swabs are made, in accordance with my invention,"ca n be assembled by unskilled labor, by the blind, or those nearly blind; hence, will be cheap to manufacture.

I claim:

1. A mop comprising a handle, a head comprising wires bent into loop form and having free endspointing in the same general direction and attached to the handle,

the looped portions of said Wires being crossed, mop strands passing through the loops and secured therein.

2. A mop comprising a handle, a head consisting of wires bent to form loops and having extensions which are connected to the handle, two primary groups of strands passing through the loops, and secured therein, an outer series of strands secured about said head and extending down over the first mentioned strands.

3. A mop comprising a handle, a head comprising wires bent to form loops and having extensions which are connected to the handle, two primary groups of strands passing through said loops, an outer series of strands about said head and surrounding the first mentioned strands, and a single fastening element securing said primary group of strands in said loops, and said outer series of strands about said head.

a. A. mop comprising a handle, a head comprising wires bent to form loops and having extensions which are connected to the handle, means for fastening the looped portions of said wires together, groups of strands passing through said loops and se cured therein, a series of strands secured about said head and extending down over the first mentioned strands, and means tying, the several groups of strands together.

In testimony whereof I ailix my si nature.

CHARLES KIRKPATIIICK. 

